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Superstition

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A Busy Season For Astrologers

Elections are a busy period for politicians, bureaucrats, and the media, but the general public might not know that astrologers are also busy during this time.

Mar 18, 2024, 17:07 PM IST

Gujarat shocker: Infant Girl Branded With Hot Iron Rod to Treat Cough; Quack Held

The 'self-styled doctor' Katara allegedly branded the baby with a hot iron rod on her chest and stomach.

Feb 12, 2023, 16:53 PM IST

Black magic case: Pune woman, unable to conceive child, forced to consume 'powdered human bones'

The victim has alleged that she was forced to drink water mixed with powdered human bone and also bathe in a particular waterfall as part of the rituals.

Jan 20, 2023, 20:04 PM IST

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DNA: How did Ferozeshah Kotla become the 'fort' of Tantriks?

The 700-year-old fort 'Feroz Shah Kotla' has been turned into an exorcism site by tantriks and the Archaeological Department of India (ASI) is unable to do anything despite seeing everything. Now Feroz Shah Kotla is not known for its heritage but for its tantra-mantra shops. Today in DNA, see how Feroz Shah Kotla became a 'fort' of Tantriks?

Jan 04, 2023, 23:26 PM IST

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In Sitapur, A woman cut her tongue in temple and offered it to mother

A shocking case of superstition has come to light from Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. In the temple of Mother Lalita Devi located in Naimisharanya here, a woman cut her tongue and offered it to the mother, after which the woman's condition worsened.

Oct 01, 2022, 09:32 AM IST

Friday The 13th: No Fishing, Beware of Mirrors and Eggs - Do's & Don't of this 'evil' day

Friday The 13th 2022: Why the day is Unlucky? The superstition explained, where it comes from and how and when the incident happens.

May 13, 2022, 14:51 PM IST

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Will Coronavirus be eliminated by superstition?

Coronavirus is continuously infecting people, but people in the villages are treating this infection with superstition.

May 24, 2021, 09:46 AM IST

Six-month-old dies after being hit with sticks due to superstition

After claiming that God had entered his soul, a man picked up a fight with a fellow villager in Rajasthan. He eventually picked a stick and began assaulting him, several blows also landing on an infant child the other man had in his arms.

Aug 01, 2019, 16:58 PM IST

Kids born transgender or with autism because their moms behave 'like men': Kerala 'teacher' faces government ire

He has known to have made a number of other ridiculous statements at his 'counselling' sessions.

Apr 04, 2018, 08:23 AM IST

Superstition takes backseat: UP CM Adityanath visits Noida defying 29-year-old 'jinx'

The superstition of no serving chief minister visiting Noida dates back to June 1988 when the then CM Veer Bahadur Singh was asked to step down by the central leadership after just having returned from Noida.

Dec 23, 2017, 14:03 PM IST

Body of teen kept at home for 3 days, as tantrik said he would live again

The family agreed to conduct the last rites only after the village head made a visit.

Nov 06, 2017, 19:15 PM IST

Odisha: Two minors fall prey to superstition, branded with hot iron

The baby was immediately taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Special New-born Care Unit (SNCU) in Keonjhar medical hospital.

Jul 31, 2017, 21:30 PM IST

Steve Smith has a unique superstition and the Australian team cannot stop talking about it!

While Adam Voges called Smith's superstition "ridiculous", coach Darren Lehmann, left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja and seamer Josh Hazlewood are all equally bemused by it.

Mar 27, 2017, 23:30 PM IST

Minors forced to give 'hot oil test' to prove innocence in mobile theft in MP's Ratlam

Five boys were allegedly forced by a man to take an 'innocence test' by dipping their hands in a cauldron of boiling oil to prove they had not stolen his son's mobile phone.

Feb 22, 2017, 13:29 PM IST

Mob beats couple for 'killing neighbours using black magic' in Jharkhand, sets house on fire

A mob beat to death an elderly couple accused of witchcraft in eastern India, police said Saturday, the second such killing in the region in two weeks.

Dec 17, 2016, 18:46 PM IST

SHOCKING! Minister says ghosts forcing farmers to commit suicide in MP

In shocking remarks, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh has blamed 'ghosts' for farmer suicides.

Jul 21, 2016, 10:08 AM IST

Horrendous! Saree-clad man violently swings a new born baby 360° in name of superstition – Watch

It's 21st century – the age of science and technology, still you will find many people in India who easily let themselves be fooled by the babas, devis and self-styled Godmans, all in the name of superstition.

Jun 02, 2016, 18:46 PM IST

Karnataka shocker: This couple partially buried its own child – know why

In an incident of superstition which can be called an example of inhumanity, a couple in Karnataka's Bidar district partially buried its 9-month-old child in a mount of dirt during the solar eclipse which occurred last week on Wednesday.

Mar 12, 2016, 00:26 AM IST